Safety instructions

1. Truck

General Information

Warehouse trucks are designed and manufactured to lift and transport materials indoors. Please read this manual before operating or performing maintenance on the truck. After reading this manual, store it in a safe, dry place for later use. The truck conforms to the EN 1726-1 standard, ensuring its safety according to the EU machine directive 2006/42/EC. The most important regulations and guidelines are mentioned in these instructions. As regulations vary from country to country, we expect you to familiarize yourself with the regulations and standards valid in your country. For further information on trucks or training, please contact our sales organization. A truck may cause serious accidents unless you are sufficiently familiar with its operation and unless you know its operating and maintenance instructions. To order more copies of the instruction book, contact your dealer.

Electromagnetic compatibility

The truck conforms to the EN 12895 standard, ensuring its safety according to the EMC directive 2004/108/EC. The truck is designed for light and heavy industry use (EN 50081-1 and EN 50082-2). WARNING! Do not make any modifications to the electric devices in the truck without the manufacturer's expressed permission. Modifications to electric devices may affect the electromagnetic compatibility and, therefore, reduce operational safety.

Delivery

Before shipping, each truck is inspected carefully to make sure that the truck you receive is flawless and fully equipped. Nevertheless, check the truck immediately after receiving it for any damages that may have occurred during shipping.

2. Safety instructions

Instructions for site supervision

• Familiarise yourself with the operating instructions and their contents • Train the operator on the use, safety and maintenance aspects of the truck • Control that the operating and maintenance instructions, and safety regulations are observed

Occupational safety

• Keep the truck clean and in good working order. Carry out the daily and weekly maintenance checks in accordance with the maintenance instructions and schedule to avoid faults and operational errors. • If you notice any faults or deficiencies that may effect the safe operation of the truck, take the truck out of operation until the faults or deficiencies have been remedied • In the event of a malfunction, switch off the power and notify the site supervision. • Do not repair anything on the truck without the permission from the site supervision • When using the truck, you are responsible for both your own and your environment's safety • Immediately notify the site supervision of any accidents or injuries. In such a case, leave the truck at the place of the accident • The truck can only be used for purposes corresponding with its equipment. Intended use, see Chapter 4.

Truck operator

Requirements:

• At least 18 years old • Sufficient physical (e.g. good hearing and sight) and mental abilities for operating the truck without risks • Appropriately trained; familiar with operating, safety and maintenance instructions • Has written permission from the site supervision to operate the truck • Knows and masters the drive and operational features of the truck.

Emergency procedures

If the truck falls over, hold onto the steering wheel and warn others. Beware of spilling battery acid. If the machine malfunctions, brake and switch off the power. The truck must not be used again, until a person authorised by the supervisor has repaired the truck. In case of fire, press the emergency stop button, disconnect the recharging plug and warn others.

Noise

The average noise level (LpA) to which the driver may be subjected has been measured at the driver’s ear as per standards EN 12053:2001 and EN ISO 4871. The measured values are listed in Chapter 12, Technical Specifications, section 8.4 in this manual. NOTE Higher sound pressure levels may occur during the truck’s operation, caused by different method of operation, environmental effects and other sources of noise.

Vibration

The level of vibration to which the driver is subjected (aw,z ) has been measured as per standard EN 13059:2002. The measured values are listed in Chapter 12, Technical Specifications, section 8.4 in this manual.

Work at dangerous premises

A standard truck may not be used in an explosive atmosphere. There are specially manufactured trucks for such premises. Contact your truck dealer for a specially designed and equipped trucks for hazardous conditions.

Do not modify the truck without the manufacturer's express permission. Do not add or remove, weld or bend any parts, as the modifications could affect the operation of the truck and might weaken its construction. NOTE Only in the event that the truck manufacturer is no longer in business and there is no successor in the interest to the business, the user may arrange for a modification or alteration to a powered industrial truck, provided, however, that the user shall:

• arrange for the modification or alteration to be designed, tested and implemented by an engineer(s) expert in industrial trucks and their safety; • maintain a permanent record of the design, test(s) and implementation of the modification or alteration; • approve and make appropriate changes to the capacity plate(s), decals, tags and instruction handbook; • affix a permanent and readily visible label to the truck stating the manner in which the truck has been modified or altered together with the date of the modification or alteration, and the name and address of the organization that accomplished the tasks.

Overhead guard and load support (applies only to trucks with mast)

Trucks driven sitting or standing that are capable of lifting a load higher than 1.8 m must be equipped with an overhead guard. Modifications to the overhead guard that could possibly weaken its structure are not allowed. If it is possible for objects to fall through the openings in the overhead guard, the size of the openings must be reduced. Trucks used for transporting small objects or unstable loads must be equipped with a load support.